French AFU Cancer Committee Guidelines - Update 2022-2024: prostate cancer - Diagnosis and management of localised disease.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the French Urology Association Cancer Committee is to propose an update of the recommendations for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer (PC).

METHODS

A systematic review of the literature from 2020 to 2022 was conducted by the CCAFU on the diagnosis and therapeutic management of localised PC, while evaluating the references and their levels of evidence.

RESULTS

The recommendations specify the genetics, epidemiology and means of diagnosing prostate cancer, as well as the notions of screening and early detection. MRI, the gold standard imaging examination for localised cancer, is recommended before prostate biopsies are performed. The transperineal approach reduces the risks of infection. The therapeutic methods are described and recommended according to the clinical context. Active surveillance is the gold standard of treatment for tumours with a low risk for progression. Early salvage radiotherapy is recommended in case of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Imaging, particularly molecular imaging, helps to guide the decision-making in the event of biochemical recurrence after local treatment, but should not delay early salvage radiotherapy in the event of biological recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

CONCLUSION

This update of the French recommendations should help to improve the management of patients with PC.